Grandmaster (martial arts)

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Grandmaster and Master are titles used to describe or discuss some senior or experienced martial artists. These titles are usually honorary, meaning that they do not rank, but rather differentiate individuals as highly respected in their schools, systems, or styles.

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History

Asian martial arts traditionally use the term usually translated as "teacher" and the use of "master" is a Western invention derived from war veterans of the United States of the 1950s who return home with stories of the remarkable achievements of self-defense of the individual and certain groups. Furthermore, they find their way into the martial arts culture as a marketing tactic to the extent that titles are aligned with the stock character of the 'older martial arts'. In Asian countries, such titles are more common for religious leaders and saints.

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The modern usage

Use of "master," "grandmaster," etc. Decided in art or individual organization. Usage can be determined by itself; for example has promoted a student to a 'teacher' level, or can be assigned by a regulatory body in art with a more formal structure, and some do not use it at all, for historical reasons or to avoid 'ancestor' stereotypes. The modern use of the And and Black belt and Red belt in martial arts both comes from Judo where they are adopted by its founder Kan? Jigor?

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Traditional system

There are many similar or equivalent terms to the 'grandmaster' used by various martial arts traditions. Some of these terms come from older systems, while others are relatively modern.

Japanese

Japanese martial arts generally use Sensei (??) meaning "teacher" or literally translated, "first born" or "one who has gone before". A Sensei is a person who is knowledgeable and willing to teach that knowledge to others. A Sensei helps students in ken shiki "pursue knowledge". Some organizations, such as Bujinkan, Kodokan (Judo), and Shodokan Aikido, use the term shihan for high-ranking or highly reputed instructors. S? to ( ?? ) , which means "head of house [house]," sometimes used to refer to "founder style" because many modern s are the head of their first generation of art, but most appropriately refers to the current head. S? Ke is regarded as the highest authority in their art and has the authority to issue a certificate of menkyo kaiden that shows that one has mastered all aspects of the style.

Korean

The real Korean word for master students is sonsaeng . This term is only used by students when speaking with the instructor. The pupil is hakseang . (?? HakSaeng ??) Many Korean titles are often mistakenly translated as "grandmaster" (??? TaeSaNim ???). Sonseang-nim (??? SeonSaengNim ???) is a generic term for a teacher of any subject as well as a respectable form of "you". The martial arts instructor (in Korean 4th and up) is called Sabom-nim (??? SaBeomNim ???).

China

Various dialects of Chinese use different terms.

"Sifu" is a common romanization, although the term and its pronunciation are also used in other southern languages. In Chinese Mandarin, it is spelled "shifu" in pinyin. Using English pronunciation of non-rictive English, in Chinese will sound something similar to "sure foo". Using IPA, 'shi' is pronounced '??'. The 'i' is a short vowel. Many martial arts studios mispronounced this as "he foo". In Cantonese, it is said to be "see foo" (almost like "seafood", without "d" at the end). (?? or ??; Pinyin: sh? fu , Pinyin Standard: si1 fu6 ) the modern term for "teacher".

The term Shifu is a combination of "guru" and "father" characters (??) or a combination of "guru" and "mentor" (??) characters. The traditional Chinese martial arts school, or (?, Gu? N) is a large family led by Master. Master Teacher is "honorable sir" or Shigong . Similarly Shifu's wife is the Shimu "mother teacher" and the grandmaster's wife is known as: ?? shi lao; or ?? shi po. The male and female students who started practicing before you and thus seniors, are Shixing "sister teacher" and ?? shi jie "sister teacher". Women in traditional societies do not have the same status as men (regardless of what the modern films portray). The junior for you is you Shidi and Shimei . This pattern extends to uncles, aunts, cousins, great uncles, and so on (see above for a complete list of relational terms).

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Popular culture

Such titles may be, to some extent, aligned with the character of old art stock in fiction. In Oriental martial arts, traditional titular systems vary between state and art, but terms such as "guru" are more common than "masters." Modern usage originated from the East to Western societies in the 1950s with stories of martial accomplishments seen in Asia.

References

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